2004 MotoGP World Champion!
    Tamiya releases the
2004 Yamaha YZR-M1 to our 1/12 scale motorcycle series. With Valentino
Rossi wining his fourth consecutive world championship while riding
with Yamaha for the first time, the YZR-M1 has been the closest watched
bike in the 2004 MotoGP.   2004 Champion MachineAfter
winning the 2003 Riders Championship, his third consecutive world title
with Honda, Valentino Rossi shocked the racing world announcing he was
transferring to rival Yamaha in 2004. At the opening race of the 2004
season in South Africa, Rossi was mounted on his new dream machine, the
Yamaha YZR-M1, and emerged from a fierce battle up front to take his
first victory riding for Yamaha. He continued to show an aggressive
style of racing, marking 9 more wins and clinching his fourth
consecutive world title. Rossi achieved the tremendous feat of winning
consecutive championships riding for two separate manufacturers. Who
would have predicted this outcome at the start of the 2004 season? Now,
you can relive the thrills of this amazing season with Tamiya's 1/12
scale model of Rossi's Yamaha YZR-M1. Feel the excitement of world
class racing as you build the MotoGP's latest world champion bike.
About the Model: Accurate 1/12 scale model of 2004 World Champion Valentino Rossi's Yamaha YZR-M1
Overall length: 172mm, Overall width: 56mm
Compact 4-cylinder, 990cc engine and twin-spar delta box frame reproduced to amazing level of detail.
High quality Cartograf decals for Rossi's No.46 bike and Norifumi 'Norick' Abe's No.17 bike.
Synthetic rubber tires look and feel authentic.
Side and seat cowling as well as fuel tank can be removed after assembly allowing full display of engine.
Poly caps used for easy damper assembly and cowling attachment.
Tank side Yamaha insignia reproduced with high-quality sticker for added depth and volume.  |
